Greetings from Southeast Minnesota SCORE Chapter #406
Irv Plitzuweit, Chapter President
The Southeast Minnesota Chapter of SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” is part of a national nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of the nation’s small business. SCORE volunteers serve as “Counselors to America's Small Business.” SCORE Chapter #406 provides free and confidential business counseling tailored to meet the needs of your small business and your personal objectives. SCORE Chapter #406 also offers workshops, for a modest fee, for both start-up entrepreneurs and in-business small business owners. I would like to emphasize that SCORE assists people in starting a new business, buying or selling a business, and by providing counseling to existing small business owners.
SCORE Sponsored Seminars for Winter 2010 have just been published. View the catalog and register now. > Rochester Workshops
SCORE Chapter #406 is comprised of more than 85 volunteers that provide guidance and counseling to entrepreneurs in the Southeast Minnesota area.
Assistance is available in many ways:
Face-to-face counseling: use the on-line form to request free counseling or call the Rochester office at 507-288-8103 and a form will be mailed/faxed to you
Online counseling: begin your on-line counseling at Online Counseling
Attend workshops and seminars: view the Rochester workshops or Minnesota workshops, then call the number listed to sign-up to attend workshops of your choice
Helpful Articles: Many key business issues are discussed with recommendations and additional web links. Visit "Helpful Articles"
For other assistance: contact us by Email or call the Rochester office at 507-288-8103
Small business ownership makes entrepreneurial dreams a reality; transforms individual lives; builds financial wealth; shapes futures; increases commerce in our communities; and is the engine behind the health and growth of the nation’s economy.
The SCORE Association, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneurial education and the formation, growth and success of small businesses nationwide. Our public service mission is to provide face-to-face and email business counseling to help small businesses evaluate plans, stabilize, grow, innovate and succeed.
SCORE is composed of 10,500 volunteer business mentors, both working and retired, who counsel businesses from 389 chapter offices throughout the country. SCORE volunteers hail from every facet of the business community. Some have worked at large corporations such as Kodak, Xerox and Boeing. Some have served in our military or worked for the local or federal government. Others have spent years cultivating their own small business.
Last year, SCORE helped expand small business opportunities by providing more than 440,000 services to Americans throughout the country.
SCORE WORKSHOPS
SCORE Sponsored seminars for January - March 2010 have just been published.
Contact the SCORE Chapter in Rochester to get face-to-face counseling & advice. Use our on-line form for free counseling, call our office at 507-288-8103, or tap into SCORE's national network of virtual volunteers and ask for small business advice online 24/7. On-line or face-to-face, counseling is free & confidential. >Find a Counselor Now
Business Success Seminars
INTEREST FORMS
"FAST START" Business Success Seminar Fall 2008 >Learn More
"SMALL BUSINESS Success Seminars" Fall 2008 >Learn More
Volunteer
Nationwide 10,500 men and women donate their time and expertise to assist America’s entrepreneurs. An on-line volunteer application form is available, or if you prefer call our chapter office at 507-288-8103 to request a volunteer application. >Become a Volunteer
SCORE is a Resource Partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration